A planned rocket launch by SpaceX this morning was called off because of an issue with a thruster control, the Orlando Sentinel reported. SpaceX, which was founded by billionaire Elon Musk, had planned to launch a rocket to the International Space Station with supplies. The company plans to try again Friday morning.

Happy new year! The holiday is over, welcome to reality – time to face school and work. For children and parents, too, an adjustment to the reality of daily life can be challenging after this long holiday period that seems to start earlier...

The cable companies' run at the monopoly board is still going strong, but now there's another sign that they may be out of the game soon. Dish, which first irked cable companies with its satellite-television service almost 20 years ago, will...